Synonyms for rift
rɪftrift

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1. riftnoun

   a gap between cloud masses

   "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"

   Synonyms:
   rupture, falling out, severance, break, breach

2. riftnoun

   a narrow fissure in rock

   Synonyms:
   rupture, falling out, severance, break, breach

3. rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling outnoun

   a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

   Synonyms:
   recess, good luck, fault, prison-breaking, breakout, fracture, suspension, break of serve, happy chance, respite, geological fault, faulting, gaolbreak, shift, interruption, time out, severance, pause, open frame, breach, disruption, jailbreak, gap, severing, falling out, prisonbreak, breaking, breakage, rupture, intermission, break

Matched Categories

1. • Fissure
   • Opening
   • Separation

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1. riftnoun

   Synonyms:
   cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny

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1. riftnoun

   Synonyms:
   cleft, fissure, crack, gap, crevice, cranny, break, chink

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1. List of paraphrases for "rift":

   rifting, bifida, crack, divide, gap, split, breccia, fault, cleavage, fracture, schism, distension, chasm, fissure, disagreement

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1. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   This rift in the EU is very deep, of strategic nature.

2. Seth Cropsey:

   I think that if China wanted Russia to stop doing this and took action, that it would lead to what the Chinese do not want, and that is a rift between them and the Russians, so I think the prospect of China throwing its weight against Russia for the purpose of ending the conflict in Ukraine is low.

3. Kate Middleton:

   Pasternak griped. I dont think you can on the one hand say to people, save the planet, save plastic, and then be revving up a massive carbon footprint going for a lavish baby shower in New York. I dont think it looks good and I dont think its appropriate. MEGHAN MARKLE WILL LIKELY BE HELD BACK BY ROYAL FAMILY, EXPERT WARNS Pasternak also claimed to believe theres a rift between Markle and Kate Middleton and Princes Prince Harry and William. I think theyre undoubtedly true. William is very responsible, he knows what his role is and Kate Middleton has come alongside that and executed that extremely well.

4. Cory Mills:

   All of you in the media want do create this big rift. And I’ll tell you ahead of time that I’m not going to buy into it.

5. Henry Hon:

   When a person's conscience alerts them to an offense that is causing a rift in a relationship, it is important to attempt to reconcile quickly with the offended person.